Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-16


sand dollars each ali On the terms and conditions
set forth ia said petition, which petition. omit
ing the signatures OF the signers thereof is IN
words ana hgures as follows to-Wlt;
PETITION
To the Honorable Board OF County Commission
SEs OF the County OF Phillips IN the state Of
We, the undsrsisued. your petitioners each be
ing resident TAX payer Of the township Of
Mound in phillips county. in the Stale Of Kan
/ Eass respectfully petition your honorable body 10
submit 70 the qualified electors OF said township
for their acceptance or reJecrl0ns az special cleo
tion 70 be ordered By yOuF honorable body, under
and in pursuance of the laws OF the Stale OF an
saG, and the entitled, An Act TO enable Conn
Uie= Townships and Cities 10 aid in the eoHstruc-
ton Of railroads, and 70 repeal section eight, Of
chapter thirty nine, Of the laws Of IS74 approved
February 18th, IS g. and the amendments thereto
the following proposition with the terms and
conditions herein specified, to-wir:
county In the state OF K6nsas, subscribe for one
hundred and city shares or hundred dol lars
each, OF the capital stock OF The Chicago, Kansas
aud Nebraska Railway Company, and in payment
therefor issue 90 said hallway Company dfteeu Of
the bonds OF ssld township OF the denomination
OF one thousand dollars each. many thereof
mot exceeding said numberl IS shal amount 70
not exceeding four thousand dollars per mile for
each mile Of railroad constructed in said town
ship by said Railway Company; said boade 10 De
payable 20 the bearer 1t the Fiscal Agency Of the
State Of Kansas, in New / orE City, twenty years
after the date thereof bearing interest al the rate
OF six per cent per annUn, interest Paysble semi
--.5-a5 --s-.t.5. - - s-7 100 - -
tlehe1s pAya1is At me nscAl agency Aforesaid;
this subscription of stock and Issue OF bonds be
AElt3u me AOlAU Wing EoEllEluuHs namely
In the affirmative b. OF the votes cast At
ere o! sald county OF Fhil!Ips Tor AID on behalf
Of said township ahaL order the Comfy Clerk to
make, and tine Ounty Clerk shall make, sEid sub
scftpuol IN the name OF sAld township for SAID
one hundred and hfty shares OF the capital stock
OF Eaid RsilWay Company.
And when the railroad OF said Railway COnuauV
shall ae built and completed, and shall be ia oper-
atlon under lease or otherwise from the east line
OF SAID township 90 the west line OF said township
then said Board OF County Commissioners shall
cause such bonds, with coupons attached az sIore-
said, 10 be Issued Ia the OF said township Of
Mound and shall deliver the same to said Rail
way Company on delivery or tender TO the County
Treasurer OF said County OF = Certificate Tor sid
wGy company, equal In amount with said bonds,
Provided, said railroad shall be built and com
pleted and in operation, by lease OtherWise) as
aforesaid on or before she frat day OF February
A. D., 1855; and provided further that said com
pany shall build and maintain depot with eide
tracts adjacent thereto in said township
The form OF the ballots to be used at said cleo
issue OF bonds TO The Chicago, Kansas and Neb-
rasS Railway Company and Against the sub
script0n OF stock and Issue Of bonds 70 The Chi
cago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company"
And whereas upon the presentation and con-
slderatOn Of said petition, and the hearing Of thu
proof In respect TO the matters and things therein
signed By more than TWO GfthF OF the resident
taxpayers Of said township, and that said p=u-
that the conditions therein contained WeEu sufic-
lent to protect the interests OF said township and
l-AGIcu pSF July L4atlG au uEACE granting
er OF said petition, ana ordering that special
election lie held at the usual and established
places OF voting II eaeh yotlag precinct N said
township on "Wednesday. the 2Jth day
of April, A. D., 1877. 20 determine wheth-
one hundred and fifty shares OF the capt
Jsl stock OF said Company, ana issue fifteen bonds
OF the denomination OF one thousand dollars each.
u sAit LO"nSulp 10 saiu company IN pay ment
therefor, on the terms and conditions set cut in
said petition; ana it was further ordered by said
Board that IN the sysrt that majority Of the
voters voting at said election cast thei ballots in
favor Of said proposition and vote TO subscribe
SAID one hundred and nifty shares OF said capital
stock, a. TO Issue said fifteen bonds in payment
therefor, then the County Clerk OF said Comfy
shall forthwith, for and On behalf Of, and j.. the
name OF, said township subscribe, one hun
dreC and fifty shares Of the capital stock Of said
Company and il by said BOurd further order
ply with the conditions of said subscription then
the chairman of suid Board and the County Clerk
OF said county shall duly issue TO said company
said bonds OF said township in the sum- and 70 the
And it was by said Board further ordered that
the ballots to be used at such election should be in
the form designated in said petition uad that the
sheriff Of said comfy duly make and issue his
proclamation for the holding Of such special cleo
ton in said township at said date and places dee
notice OF said election for thirty days provided
by law. and in said proclamation give the substance
PhliIpsburg HERALD q weekly newspaper print
ed and published in the city OF Phillips6urg in the
county OF Phillips anu IN general circulation in
said Mound township and Phillips county.
And il WIS by said Board further ordered that
felu eicCttOu De utlQ and returns made. and the
result ascertined and declared, in all respects As
provided by law.
Now therefore. /. C ". Mcclure, sheriff Of the
county OF Phillips, state of Kansas Ly virtue of
the authority ia me by law vested, and in pursu-
Gure o. the above Tecited order OF said Board Of
County Commissioners, do hereby make public
proclamation. and give notice, thar = special cleo
ticn viii be held in said township at the usual aad
established places OF voting in each voting pre-
cIHcE in said township Wednesday, the
2Osh day OF April, A. ID. 1881 Ia
determine whether said township shall
make such subscription of stock, and shall
issue in payment therefor the bonds OF said town
ship on the terms and conditions set ont in said
petition, and such election shall, in all respects
be conducted and returns made, and result Gscer-
tanned and declared, 10 the manner provided by
Law for general elections.
Ia Witness Whereof /, C. N. McGuire, sheriff
Of Phillips county state Of Kansas. have hereunt0
set my hand at the city Of Phillipsburg this 10th
day Of March, A. ID. 1857.
c. NJ. MCGUIRE,
Sheriff OF Phillips County.